Amarekhodi ethu wezokwelapha abaluleke kakhulu ngezizathu eziningana. Ngokusobala yiyona ndlela odokotela bethu abahamba ngayo abalandela impilo yethu nokunakekelwa kwempilo yethu. Kubalulekile futhi ukunikeza isizinda uma udinga ukubona ochwepheshe futhi ulethe odokotela abasha ngokushesha. Amarekhodi ethu wezokwelapha amarekhodi abantu esiziphathisa ngokuqondile ukuphila kwethu.
Ake sihlole ezinye zezindaba eziphathelene namarekhodi wezokwelapha.
Imibuzo evamile
- Ngingabona yini ishadi lami ehhovisi likadokotela wami?
- Nginelungelo lokuthi ngithole kanjani ikhophi yamarekhodi ami kudokotela wami?
- Udokotela wami uthi anganika kuphela udokotela ikhophi yamarekhodi ami, hhayi ngqo kimi. Ingabe lokhu kuyiqiniso?
- Ngenzenjani uma ngithola iphutha kumarekhodi ami wezokwelapha?
- Ngenzenjani uma ngingavumelani nento okuthi udokotela wami wathi ngami kumarekhodi ami?
Indlela i-HIPAA isebenza ngayo
Kukhona izimpendulo zale mibuzo. Kungase kubonakale kungavamile, kodwa izimpendulo ziseMthethweni Wokubheka Umshuwalense WezeMpilo Nokuziphendulela ka-1996 (HIPAA). I-HIPAA ayisebenzisi nje kuphela kumshuwalense wezempilo kodwa ubumfihlo kanye namarekhodi wezokwelapha nezindaba. Ngakho-ke, ake siphendule le mibuzo.
I-HIPAA ikunika ilungelo lokubona amarekhodi akho ezokwelapha emahhovisi odokotela.
I-HIPAA ayivumeli kuphela udokotela wakho ukuba anikeze ikhophi yamarekhodi akho wezokwelapha ngqo kuwe, kuyadinga.
Ezimweni eziningi, ikhophi kumele unikezwe kuwe zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-30. Isikhathi sesikhathi singanwetshwa ezinye izinsuku ezingu-30, kodwa kudingeke ukuba unikezwe isizathu sokubambezeleka.
Ngeke ukwazi ukuthola lonke ulwazi lwakho ezimweni ezimbalwa ezikhethekile. Isibonelo, uma udokotela wakho enquma okuthile kufayela lakho kungakufaka engozini noma omunye umuntu, udokotela akudingeki akunike le lwazi kuwe.
Ungakhokhiswa ngokwenza futhi uthumele amakhophi. Kusuka ku-US Health and Human Services FAQ:
"Umthetho Wobumfihlo uvumela inhlangano ehlanganisiwe ukuba ibeke izimali ezinengqondo, ezisekelwe izindleko. Imali ingabandakanya kuphela izindleko zokukopisha (kufaka phakathi izimpahla nokusebenza) nokuposa, uma isiguli sicela ukuthi ikhophi ithunyelwe. ukuthola isifinyeto noma incazelo yemininingwane yakhe evikelekile yezempilo, inhlangano ehlanganisiwe ingakhokhisa imali yokulungiselela isifingqo noma incazelo. Imali ingase ingabandakanyi izindleko ezihambisana nokufuna nokuthola ulwazi oluceliwe. Bheka 45 CFR 164.524 . "
Uma uthola iphutha kumarekhodi akho wezokwelapha, ungacela ukuthi lilungiswe noma lengeze ulwazi efayeleni lakho uma lingaphelele. Isibonelo, uma wena nodokotela wakho nivuma ukuthi kukhona iphutha njengokuthi imithi inikezwe, kumele iguqule. Ngisho noma udokotela wakho engavumelani ukuthi kukhona iphutha, unelungelo lokuba ukungavumelani kwakho kuvezwe kumarekhodi akho. Ezimweni eziningi, ifayela kufanele lishintshwe zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-60, kodwa kungathatha izinsuku ezingu-30 ezengeziwe uma unikezwe isizathu.
Okubalulekile
I-HIPAA, isenzo esifanayo esilawula ukuthi ulwazi lwethu lwezempilo luphathwa kanjani ukuze sivikele ubumfihlo bethu, futhi lusinika ilungelo lokubona nokuthola ikhophi yamarekhodi ethu nokuphikisana noma yini esizizwa siyiphutha noma ishiyiwe.
Uma unenkinga ngezinye zezimpikiswano, ucele abasebenzi basehhovisi abathintekayo ukuthi babuyekeze imithetho ye-HIPAA ngokuvamile bayokwanela ukuxazulula lesi simo.
Nokho, lokhu kungenye yezindawo lapho kunesinye isikhathi okungcono kakhulu ukukhetha "izimpi zakho" ngokuhlakanipha. Kungase kube nezikhathi lapho ukufuna ikhophi yamarekhodi akho noma ukuphikelela ukuthi awuvumelani nenye into emarekhodi akho akufanelekile isikhathi noma ukucindezeleka okuhilelekile. Odokotela bazovame ukuthumela ikhophi yamarekhodi akho kudokotela omusha ngaphandle kwecala, njengesizotha sobuchwepheshe. Lokhu kungaba lula futhi kugxile kakhulu. Uma iphutha noma ukushiyeka kumarekhodi akho kuyinto encane, kungase kungalungi ukuphishekela nokubeka ingozi ebuhlotsheni nodokotela wakho kanye nabasebenzi bayo.
Lezi zicabangela, kodwa kuphela ongenza isinqumo sokugcina.
I-HIPAA iphinde ilawule ukuthi yiluphi ulwazi lwezokwelapha olungakhululwa kuye nokuthi yiziphi izinhloso. Ulwazi lufakwe eMnyangweni wezeMpilo waseMelika kanye neHhovisi loMnyango WezeMisebenzi Yezenhlalakahle i-HIPAA website.
Umthombo:
UMnyango WezeMpilo WezeMpilo kanye Nezisebenzi Zabantu Base-US for Civil Rights. Iwebhusayithi ye-HIPAA.